by Minter Dial | Feb 2, 2012 | Marketing
The ball and chain of short-term results The problem with marketing in general, and even more so in digital marketing, is that customer loyalty is far from ingrained in the executive’s mindset. And there is good reason for that: the focus is frequently on the...
by Minter Dial | Jan 31, 2012 | Leadership
Best practice is all about the experience Is best practice sharing actually possible? Certainly, by the number of times you hear the term bandied about in business conferences, you would expect the concept to be well rehearsed and successful. However, it is just not...
by Minter Dial | Jan 20, 2012 | Leadership
In search of the CEO Myndset In a world of economic crises, burgeoning competition, regulatory oversight and the revolution that is the Internet, I think it would be fair to say that the role of the CEO is under siege. The “strategic”...
by Minter Dial | Dec 21, 2011 | Marketing
Words that go So-Lo-Mo must go Co … As the So-Lo-Mo (Social-Local-Mobile) expression gradually goes mainstream, I ponder how the myndset within organizations must change to accommodate the new style(s) of marketing. Being social is already a...
by Minter Dial | Dec 13, 2011 | Marketing, Responsibility
Digital Education not just for geeks I have long believed that Digital Education must become a staple of a company’s Permanent Education (i.e. with the internal, corporate University). It can no longer be just a “specialty” class, merely for...